Congo-Kinshasa

  • Jan 28, 2021
  • 7 min read

UN’s Congo mission faces long and challenging drawdown

After over two decades of operations, the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo is preparing its gradual withdrawal

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 27, 2021
  • 2 min read

Tshisekedi’s Congo power play will gain pace

The president’s plan finally to take control of the affairs of state is entering a crucial phase

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 18, 2021
  • 2 min read

Felix will struggle to bridge Congo coalition cracks

Disputes over leadership positions are threatening the president’s fragile new coalition

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 5, 2021
  • 2 min read

Congo launches landmark legislative session

The battle for power between the current and former presidents is returning to parliament in a new session

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Dec 24, 2020
  • 2 min read

Risks and opportunities 2021: Sub-Saharan Africa

The pandemic will further exacerbate political and social crises

Africa
  • Dec 16, 2020
  • 7 min read

Congo’s political power shift may produce an impasse

President Felix Tshisekedi is challenging the entrenched power of his predecessor and has won a major victory

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Dec 11, 2020
  • 2 min read

Mabunda’s ouster builds momentum for Congo’s president

The president of the National Assembly has been ousted in a vote backed by supporters of the president of the republic

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Dec 7, 2020
  • 2 min read

Collapse of Congo coalition presages political crisis

The president has dissolved the coalition government arrangement with his predecessor

Congo-Kinshasa